The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The music at the beginning of the film already reminds me of an older movie from the 60s or 70s. As soon as you see visuals, you can automatically see that it is an older film. However, you may know that I love grainy films because of when or how they were made. It make me happy. The acting so far is wonderful. In fact, I am watching to it right now. I'm in the middle of watching it. It is clear that in this film, made in 1974, the events take place in the early 70s. This is evident through the costumes and the way people talk. It is also self-evident that it takes place in New York, by the accents.
Now, even though this movie is classified as a drama/thriller, there are elements of comedy (for example, when the directors of the Japanese subway system start to speak clear English and one of the transportation lieutenants' has been speaking to them like they are stupid. Another amusing element of this film is that a bunch of the major characters are named after colors. To me this amusing because many of the lines in the New York subway system have color names. Jerry Stiller does a wonderful job as Lt. Rico Patrone, but I must admit that the longer I watch this film, the drier the script becomes. There is a lot of cursing throughout the film which, although does not bother me, and is reminiscent of the 70s, seems a little too full.
In fact, it has become rather boring, and I am barely watching it. Even though I would know the actors of the 2009 version, I honestly don't think that I will like it any better. I simply am not interested in it. There is not much of a hook in this film, except that I love older films, so I will obediently watch it in it's entirety.
The conductor of the car reminds me of Shia LaBeouf a bit, in his facial hair and the looks he gives. And even though I have watched this film in it's entirety, I am still not convinced that they did as well as they could with this film. Even though I grew up with 80s and 90s films, I think that Pelham coul dhave been made better. Cinematographic-wise, it was very good (no shaky shots, no weird running shots, great close-ups, no squares, etc.) but the acting could have been better. Jerry Stiller of course, did great, as did a handful of other, not-so memorable, actors. But honestly, after seeing this version, I really don't want to see the 2009 version, no matter how much I love John Travolta.
So, until next time--